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Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. This two day training will focus on easy to understand instructions for teaching students in grades K-2 how to write clear, concise sentences & paragraphs both in informational writing and narratives. Materials will be provided.

Sign in begins at 8am; the workshop is from 8:30-3:30pm. This one day workshop will expose participants to strategies that will enhance their ability to improve critical thinking and rigor in the classroom. We will examine the role of quality questioning by student and teacher, review Blooms Taxonomy and Webbs Depth of Knowledge levels. The workshop will focus on getting students to increase their critical thinking skills by formulating questions and ensuring teachers emphasize depth of understanding when designing instruction.

Sign in begins at 8 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Learn how to use the SMART Board (interactive white board). See how easy it is to integrate this versatile teaching tool into lessons.

Guide and support materials will be provided.

NOTE: Prerequisite: Participants MUST have taken the Boardmaker Basics Training prior or has had experience using the software program in the past. Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. The session will begin with a quick Boardmaker Basics review. Then on to learning the new Boardmaker v.6 features, including downloading pictures from the internet and digital cameras into the software library. We will also explore the many Add-ons (time saving, readymade educational activities, templates, and communication boards).
Participants will learn how to use and/or adapt these ready-to-use Boardmaker materials and also complete a project for immediate classroom implementation.

State license CEUs are provided for SLP's

NOTE Prerequisite: Participants must have taken the Boardmaker v.6 Basics or Boardmaker v.6 Intermediate Level prior to registering for this session.
Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.
Participants must come prepared with a list of visual supports needed for the classroom, home and/or community. The day will be spent creating and adapting materials using Boardmaker v.6 Software to promote functional expressive and receptive communication skills in a variety of settings.

State License CEUs are provide for SLP's

Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.
This session will enhance the teacher’s ability to identify, develop and provide appropriate accommodations to meet the diverse learning needs of students with disabilities. Participants will receive the updated “Accommodations: Assisting Students with Disabilities” and “Guide to FCAT and FCAT 2/0 Accommodations for Students with Disabilities” handbooks.

Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.
This session will provide teachers with strategies to help struggling students express math concepts in written language. The strategies will help your students understand how to work with word problems, graphs, and how to take effective notes. Educators will leave with materials to use in their classroom.

3/5/12-6/6/12 Required orientation: 3/5 from 5pm-7:30 pm
This is a 60 hour online course designed to assist you in identifying the components of an effective transition plan and the essential elements that must be in place for an individual with disabilities to successfully transition from school to work and adult living.
Additional on-line meeting(s) to be scheduled

3/5/12-6/6/12 Required orientation: 3/5/12 from 5pm-7:30pm
This is a 60 hour on-line course that will provide knowledge of how to assess, design and implement positive behavioral supports.
Additional on-line meeting(s) to be scheduled

3/5/12-6/6/12 Required orientation meeting on 3/5, from 5:00-7:30
This on-line course provides a comprehensive understanding of the purposes of assessment; the legal requirements (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and NCLB); assessment accommodations and alternate assessment.

3/5/12-6/6/12 Required orientation 3/5/12 5pm-7:30pm
This is a 60 hour on-line course was developed to ensure that all educators are familiar with the essential components of differentiated instruction and have the skills to develop quality lesson plans that meet the needs of diverse learners.
Additional on-line meeting(s) to be scheduled

3/6/12-6/6/12 Required orientation 3/6/12 -5pm-7:30 pm
This 30 hour online course will provide you with the guidelines to design and deliver effective differentiated science instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
Additional on-line meeting(s) to be scheduled

3/6/12-6/6/12 Required orientation 3/6/12 -5pm-7:30 pm
This 30 hour online course is designed to provide you with the basic guidelines for developing a differentiated environment and how to apply them to mathematics instruction and assessment.
Additional on-line meeting(s) to be scheduled

Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m
This workshop explores ways to support teachers as they move toward successful assessment and grading practices for use in the differentiated classroom. Participants will examine how to manage and assess student progress along the continuum of learning.
Participants will receive Rich Wormeli's book, "Fair Isn't Always Equal"

3/6/12-6/6/12 Required orientation 3/6/12 5pm-7:30pm
This 15 hour online class provides an overview that allows participants to compare and contrast instructional technology, assistive technology, accessible instructional materials and Universal Design for Learning to determine appropriate tools to meet student needs
Additional face to face meeting (s) to be scheduled.
State License CEUs are provided for SLPs.

NOTE: This workshop is designed for an individual that has little or no experience using the Picture Symbol Enriched Software Program.
Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.
Boardmaker is an easy to learn and easy to use symbol based software program that can be used to create communication boards, schedules, reading/writing activities, games and much more. This will be an active session in that participants will be working directly on computers learning how to use the various toolbar features.
State License CEUs are provided for SLPs

NOTE Prerequisite: Participants must have taken the Boardmaker v.6 Basics or Boardmaker v.6 Intermediate Level prior to registering for this session.
Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Participants must come prepared with a list of visual supports needed for the classroom, home and/or community. The day will be spent creating and adapting materials using Boardmaker v.6 Software to promote functional expressive and receptive communication skills in a variety of settings.

State License CEUs are provide for SLP's

Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; workshop is from 8:30-3:30.
Shared Reading for PreK – Grade 2
Attend this workshop to find ways to creatively read with your emerging communicator and reader using shared reading strategies. Develop exciting activities and create an adapted book that supports the shared reading experience. Materials will be provided.
Featured Book: THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, by Eric Carle
State License CEUs provided for SLPs

REPEAT OF 2/21 Session
Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.
This session will enhance the teacher’s ability to identify, develop and provide appropriate accommodations to meet the diverse learning needs of students with disabilities. Participants will receive the updated “Accommodations: Assisting Students with Disabilities” and “Guide to FCAT and FCAT 2/0 Accommodations for Students with Disabilities” handbooks.

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.
Come and learn how to create accessible worksheets with Adobe Pro and then have students fill them in with the free program Acrobat Reader. You’ll also learn how to add speech to PDFs, make instant picture presentations, and use the reading feature of the program and more.
Participants will receive the software.
State License CEUs provided for SLPs

NOTE: Prerequisite: Participants MUST have taken the Boardmaker Basics Training prior or has had experience using the software program in the past.
Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. The session will begin with a quick Boardmaker Basics review. Then on to learning the new Boardmaker v.6 features, including downloading pictures from the internet and digital cameras into the software library. We will also explore the many Add-ons (time saving, readymade educational activities, templates, and communication boards). Participants will learn how to use and/or adapt these ready-to-use Boardmaker materials and also complete a project for immediate classroom implementation.

State license CEUs are provided for SLP's

NOTE Prerequisite: Participants must have taken the Boardmaker v.6 Basics or Boardmaker v.6 Intermediate Level prior to registering for this session. Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Participants must come prepared with a list of visual supports needed for the classroom, home and/or community. The day will be spent creating and adapting materials using Boardmaker v.6 Software to promote functional expressive and receptive communication skills in a variety of settings.

State License CEUs are provide for SLP's

Sign in begins at 8:00am; the workshop is from 8:30 am -3:30pm.
How does poverty impact learning, work habits, or decision making? The reality of being poor brings out a survival mentality and turns attention away from opportunities taken for granted by everyone else. If you work with people in poverty, understanding of how different their world is from yours will be invaluable.
In an educational setting, economic class differences create conflict and challenges for both teachers and students alike. Designed for educators at all levels, this seminar provides practical, real-world support and guidance for overcoming barriers and helping others succeed. Participants will receive "A Framework for Understanding Poverty" by Ruby K. Payne Ph.D

4/26/12 & 4/27/12 Sign in begins at 8:00am; the workshop is from 8:30 am to 3:30pm.
This 2 day workshop will assist classroom teachers to design (or fine tune) a proactive and positive classroom management plan that will overtly teach students how to behave responsibly. Participants will focus on: Structure in the classroom, Teaching Expectations, Observing, Interacting Positively and Correcting Fluently. CHAMPS strategies will: reduce classroom disruptions and office referrals, improve classroom climate, increase student on-task behavior and, establish respectful and civil interaction. Participants will receive "CHAMPs A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management" by Randy Sprick, Ph.D

Sign in begins at 8 am; the workshop is from 8:30 am-3:30 pm.
Review how to use the SMART Board and Targeted Tier 2 Response to Intervention (RtI) vocabulary instruction using an interactive white board. Integrate this versatile teaching tool into vocabulary lessons. Guide and support materials provided.
State Licenses CEUs provided for SLPs

Sign in begins at 8 am; the workshop is from 8:30 am-3:30 pm.
Prerequisite: Participants must have taken a prior Shared Reading Training. Participants come prepared with your paperback books to create adapted books, visual and literacy supports needed for a shared reading lesson. The day will be spent creating and adapting materials using Boardmaker Software to support your shared reading lessons.
State License CEUs provided for SLPs

NOTE: This workshop is designed for an individual that has little or no experience using the Picture Symbol Enriched Software Program.
Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.
Boardmaker is an easy to learn and easy to use symbol based software program that can be used to create communication boards, schedules, reading/writing activities, games and much more. this will be an active session in that participants will be working directly on computers learning how to use the various toolbar features.
State License CEUs are provided for SLPs.

NOTE Prerequisite: Participants must have taken the Boardmaker v.6 Basics or Boardmaker v.6 Intermediate Level prior to registering for this session.
Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Participants must come prepared with a list of visual supports needed for the classroom, home and/or community. The day will be spent creating and adapting materials using Boardmaker v.6 Software to promote functional expressive and receptive communication skills in a variety of settings.

State License CEUs are provide for SLP's

Sign in begins at 8:00am; the workshop is from 8:30am to 3:30pm.
This session will enhance the teacher's ability to identify, develop and provide appropriate accommodations to meet the diverse learning needs of students with disabilities. Participants will receive the updated "Accommodations: Assisting Students with Disabilities" and "Guide to FCAT and FCAT 2/0 Accommodations for Students with Disabilities" handbooks.

Sign in begins at 8:00am; the workshop is from 8:30am to 3:30pm.
This one day workshop will expose participants to strategies that will enhance their ability to improve critical thinking and rigor in the classroom. We will examine the role of quality questioning by student and teacher, review Blooms Taxonomy and Webbs Depth of Knowledge levels. Workshop will focus on getting students to increase their critical thinking skills by formulating questions and ensuring teachers emphasize depth of understanding when designing instruction.